Experience the Christmas Markets & Traditions
of South Tyrol

Vintage Sights, Sounds and Flavors

Exploring South Tyrol during the Christmas season is like walking through an Alpine postcard that’s sprung to life. You’re not just visiting a place — you’re stepping into a snow-dusted dream. Traditional Christmas markets — or Christkindlmarkt, if you want to sound like a local — abound throughout the region’s towns and villages with some even taking place right beneath the Dolomites.

Call us hopeless romantics, but there’s something downright magical about meandering through the pine-fragrant stalls and taking in the aromas of mulled wine and gingerbread dancing through the air. It’s the kind of experience that etches itself into your memory, keeping you toasty warm long after you’ve bid adieu to this winter wonderland.

Below we share the enchanting Christmas markets and age-old traditions you will find in South Tyrol. From twinkling stalls brimming with handcrafted treasures to bone-chilling Krampuslauf parades, where fur-clad Krampus prowl the streets, you’ll experience a blend of community, warmth, and celebration that lifts your Christmas spirit high above the mountain peaks.